STEM Heroes

Oct 14, 2015

We have talked a lot recently about the role that STEM plays in popular culture. Yesterday was Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace was an incredibly inspiring mathematician who worked with Charles Babbage on the Analytical Engine (an early version of a computer).

When people are asked to cite their female STEM heroes, Lovelace is one of the most common choices from people in-the-know, largely because people often can't think of another female STEM hero. There are plenty of them out there - Sally Ride, Marie Curie, etc. - but we don't know them as well.